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control
noun
a
button
,
switch
,
or
other
device
used
to
operate
a
machine
or
piece
of
equipment
•
Press
the
volume
control
to
make
the
music
louder
.
Press
the
volume
control
to
make
the
music
louder
.
•
The
remote
control
is
on
the
coffee
table
.
The
remote
control
is
on
the
coffee
table
.
noun
the
power
to
direct
what
someone
or
something
does
or
what
happens
•
During
the
meeting
,
the
chairperson
kept
control
and
made
sure
everyone
spoke
in
turn
.
During
the
meeting
,
the
chairperson
kept
control
and
made
sure
everyone
spoke
in
turn
.
•
The
driver
lost
control
of
the
car
on
the
icy
road
.
The
driver
lost
control
of
the
car
on
the
icy
road
.
From
Middle
English
controle
,
from
Anglo-French
contreroule
“
counter-roll
,
register
”,
later
“
power
of
checking
”,
from
Medieval
Latin
contrarotulus
(“
copy
of
a
roll
”).
The
sense
shifted
to
“
authority
over
something
”
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
control
,
controlling
,
controls
,
controlled
to
make
something
or
someone
behave
,
move
,
or
work
in
the
way
you
want
•
Strong
winds
controlled
the
direction
of
the
fire
.
Strong
winds
controlled
the
direction
of
the
fire
.
•
You
can
control
the
toy
car
with
this
app
on
your
phone
.
You
can
control
the
toy
car
with
this
app
on
your
phone
.
noun
in
science
,
a
sample
or
group
kept
unchanged
so
it
can
be
compared
with
the
part
of
the
experiment
that
is
changed
•
The
plants
given
no
fertilizer
served
as
the
control
in
the
experiment
.
The
plants
given
no
fertilizer
served
as
the
control
in
the
experiment
.
•
Researchers
compared
the
drug
group
with
a
placebo
control
group
.
Researchers
compared
the
drug
group
with
a
placebo
control
group
.
verb
-
control
,
controlling
,
controls
,
controlled
to
limit
something
or
keep
it
from
becoming
too
strong
,
large
,
or
harmful
•
Medicine
helped
control
his
high
blood
pressure
.
Medicine
helped
control
his
high
blood
pressure
.
•
We
need
to
control
the
spread
of
rumors
before
they
damage
the
company
.
We
need
to
control
the
spread
of
rumors
before
they
damage
the
company
.
